corvine
Americanadjective
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pertaining to or resembling a crow.
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belonging or pertaining to the Corvidae, a family of birds including the crows, ravens, and jays.
adjective
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of, relating to, or resembling a crow
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of, relating to, or belonging to the passerine bird family Corvidae, which includes the crows, raven, rook, jackdaw, magpies, and jays
Etymology
Origin of corvine
1650–60; < Latin corvīnus, equivalent to corv ( us ) raven + -īnus -ine 1
Vocabulary lists containing corvine
Example Sentences
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A pisco sour, a plate of corvine tiradito, waiters who always seem as if they’re auditioning for a show on FXX — it’s hard to have a bad time here.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2017
Not least, I particularly relished Stott’s sprightly diction: “a rialto of possibilities,” “the brutal comedy of his worldliness,” “temulent illusions,” “a horde of corvine devotees.”
From Washington Post
Ringo Starr, the somewhat corvine drummer, is the son of a house painter.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the long struggle between human ingenuity and corvine sagacity, it is doubtful which has thus far obtained the upper hand.
From A Rambler's lease by Torrey, Bradford
Any attempt at courtship after the style of the costermonger is resented by the whole corvine community.
From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Dewar, Douglas
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